Driver Licensing

You will need a licence from us if you want to be able to drive hackney carriage or private hire vehicles.

We have adopted policies and procedures for the licensing of hackney carriage and private hire drivers. It is very important that you read these before making an application for a driver's licence. The driver licensing policy is here:

We have to be satisfied that an applicant for a licence to drive either hackney carriage or private hire vehicles is a fit and proper person to hold such a licence. In order to help assess the fitness of an applicant we have adopted a policy on the relevance of convictions held by applicants for licences. The policy is here: